02 Sep 2026 20:26:47
A lot of comments being made about the attempted approach of Sunderland for Noah Okafor yesterday.
Rumours made of 35 Mil offered, I don't believe for one second Sunderland offered that amount if at all.
One thing I do know is that Okafor is an asset to the club, whether he's a sixty minute man or not, for me I definitely want him to stay.
We've seen recently that he's been given a more central role which he seems to benefit.
I think he welcomes Bahoya's inclusion. Nothing like a healthy competitive spirit in the squad.
02 Sep 2026 22:35:31
The offer was reported by the local press in both Leeds and Sunderland as £30M or €35M. Like you, I was surprised at the amount, but can only go on the information available. He joined us last year from AC Milan for £17M, so if another club are prepared to offer us nearly double that, it tells us we have a valuable asset on our hands.
02 Sep 2026 22:48:35
Okafor was our 2nd highest scorer last seez, so him playing more central this seez might prove even more fruitful from a goals perspective.
As for Bahoya, if he is even half as good as the previous forward Mr Tony Yeboah, that Leeds United signed from Eintracht Frankfurt, then we are in for some exciting fireworks. 🎆
03 Sep 2026 01:10:48
Ah, Tony Yeboah, what memories. That man never scored a boring goal; most were 20+ yard blockbusters. I recall one famous example against Liverpool. Dominic Matteo was playing for Liverpool that day, and later said that all he could recall was it flying over his head, and thinking that David James was not going to stop it - and he didn't!
03 Sep 2026 02:21:48
I heard it reported that a number of clubs asked about him, and the best offer from that group was in the region of 35 million, so not necessarily from Sunderland.
One of the elite WACCOE ITK's actually stated early in the summer that Leeds would consider a deal for him if a good offer came in.
For a player with one assist last season, and who cannot complete a game, I'd be onboard with that. Could have been a fine time to sell, and selling better is most certainly something the club have needed to do for decades.
03 Sep 2026 07:20:24
Had we got the offer earlier in the window, I think we would have taken it, but with low squad numbers, lack of left-sided and ST cover, and uncertainty about Bahoya, we would have been daft to accept on the final day.
03 Sep 2026 07:43:28
The best news out of all of this, is that He wanted to stay! As Frogus alluded to, I don't believe the actual offer was from Sunderland, but someone else. Sunderland enquired about his availability and were given short shrift, rightly, at that stage of the window.
03 Sep 2026 09:58:56
I got the impression, and alluded to it a month or so ago, that Noah was being looked at as backup to DCL. This is kinda backed up by the lack of signings in that area. Is it possible that Daniel Farke may be looking at him reverting to his original role?
03 Sep 2026 11:00:53
He was our second top scorer last season, and, having decided to bring in a new left winger, and not the new central striker many of us clamoured for (me included) , it seems he may adopt a more central role. With ongoing injury fears about DCL and Nmecha, selling him isn't something I'd have considered at all, let alone on deadline day.
He's not a natural winger, so his assist tally isn't good, but he is a good finisher, given the opportunity, so this season could be a new beginning for him, and I'm sure the fitness coaches will be trying to improve his stamina.
03 Sep 2026 11:25:39
Interesting posts above. Food for thought. And, Wimbledon Baz.
03 Sep 2026 14:01:47
Someone offers us 35million two weeks ago, and we would have sold him and bought Paixao. Three awful crosses at the weekend on his left foot, very low assist record, and cannot do more than 60 mins. Too many basing him on two goals at OT.
03 Sep 2026 14:15:38
Yeah Aus, Yeboah's goal vs Wimbledon was a unique, perfect work of art.
03 Sep 2026 14:17:19
Okafor over Ox cubes. Why?
One does. One never did.
03 Sep 2026 14:20:06
I do not believe that any club offered Leeds United £35 million for Okafor.
And, FrogMax, give over on the Paxo cubes to Leeds' imaginary stuff. It's evident Paxo never wanted to come to Leeds, nor Sunderland and others for that matter.
It was never ever going to happen!
03 Sep 2026 14:27:39
Basing it on his past position, not 2 goals!